TimF Posted September 5, 2006 Share #1 Posted September 5, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) http://www.geocities.jp/dental2l/memo/memo.html in Japanese only sadly. Scroll down to below the Olympus Pens. Anyone familiar with this experimental "Leicaflex 18x24" (strangely named as its based on an M body)? There is a picture of a "Leica Box" half-frame camera in Lager Vol. 1, but this is one I've not heard of before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted September 5, 2006 Posted September 5, 2006 Hi TimF, Take a look here A Leica half-frame curiosity . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
leicapfile Posted September 5, 2006 Share #2 Posted September 5, 2006 Leica (Leitz) produced a 1/2 frame IIIf in limited quantities in the 50's. I beleive in Midland Canada. They also may have done so in an M body also. Think it was a M4-2. Again in very limited quantities. The real collectors can correct me. Best, Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted September 5, 2006 Share #3 Posted September 5, 2006 This is really worth a look. I have never seen or heard of this prototype. Thanks for the post! John W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grober Posted September 6, 2006 Share #4 Posted September 6, 2006 I don't question that Leica may have produced some half-frame cameras, but the M4-2 is not one of them. I owned the M4-P; I think the M4-2 was the model that just preceeded the "P". The M4-P had the 75mm frame line added to the 50mm frame, which many people didn't like but, of course, was essential if one were to use the 75mm Summilux. This beast of a lens was introduced about the same time. Can anyone shed more light here? -g Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lll Posted September 6, 2006 Share #5 Posted September 6, 2006 That is really interesting! Never seen or heard before, even not at Solms. Looks like a fixed half-transparent mirror construction. They spent it even a new bayonett! But may be they were right with their analysis of the diminishing market for half frame. Even the Yashica Mirai-attempts in the late 80ies were not succesful. Thank you for showing us! BTW: Hendrik Hösel, what do you know about this camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Share #6 Posted September 6, 2006 Holy smitters! A new Leica camera that Lager doesn't even list. Which lenses exist for this Leica Pen F camera seriously? I think that Olympus may have been getting cues about the L1 from this ... wow. Then again the Pen was always a cult camera. Bye, Cannon buzzards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_oneal Posted September 6, 2006 Share #7 Posted September 6, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) The really odd thing is the film advance lever. WTH? Are we sure this is a Leica? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted September 6, 2006 Share #8 Posted September 6, 2006 Perhaps we can email Jim Lager and ask him about this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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